Eurex Exchange
Central clearing: what obstacles remain for Asia?
Despite the deadline for introducing central clearing already passing, a number of questions are unanswered. Leading figures from around the region voice their concerns
Going vertical: Dealers mimic futures exchanges
Vertical rush
The power behind the throne: CME and the fight for futures market supremacy
It’s the biggest futures exchange in the world, so CME Group naturally has both friends and enemies. Some of its friends are very well connected – and some of its enemies claim this influence has been used to stifle competition, allowing the exchange to…
Tapping demand for ex-financials exposure
Financials disallowed
Eurex looking to clear OTC derivatives from Asian clients within 12 months
Eurex is latest clearing house to enter Asian market
Risk 25 firms of the future: DTCC
Ready for the horizontal-versus-vertical fight
CCPs wary of covered bonds despite Esma proposal
LCH.Clearnet and Eurex will not accept own-name covered bonds as collateral, despite green light from Esma
Each: CCPs seek safety in numbers
Each and everyone
Despite MF Global, firms face weaker OTC safeguards
Segregated thinking
European CCP group elects Eurex exec as new chair
Eurex's Marcus Zickwolff elected to chair European clearing house group
Lifetime achievement award: Lance Uggla
Risk awards 2012
How the CCP location debate helped split the EU
Location, location, location
Mixed reaction to Mifid II's proposals to improve trading transparency
Firms say definition of "algorithmic trading" needs revising, while exchanges applaud new pre- and post-trade transparency framework for OTC derivatives
Risk.net poll: CCPs should have access to central bank liquidity
The majority of respondents to an online poll support central bank liquidity access for CCPs, but critics argue this would be likely to lead to the break-up of multi-currency clearers
CCP contest starting to heat up
Give CCPs a chance
Margin models converge as CCPs battle for dealer support
Dealers say they won’t join clearing houses that are not robust – and have already blackballed one central counterparty. As a result, the initial margin methodologies employed by the big rates clearers have begun to converge. Matt Cameron reports
Dealers tout dividends despite slide
The recent collapse in the value of dividends is a reminder of painful 2008 losses for dealers – but the industry says long positions will make money in any scenario short of catastrophe. Mark Pengelly reports
Industry to make 11th hour plea over Emir scope
The EU council text of Emir could be voted through next week, but a group of industry associations will plead for a late - and controversial - change
Mifid draft resuscitates CCP open access battle
CCP open access debate rears its head once again in draft rules spun out of Mifid